Russia Category

Ob Pony

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Origins

The Ob Pony or Priob is a small draft breed that is part of the North Russian Pony group they are bred in the Khanty-Mansi district in western Siberia near the Ob & Irtysh rivers.
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Nogai Horse

Nogai Horse

Origins

I could find very little about the Nogai Horse except that is is one of the steppe breeds found in the north of Dagestan. As with many of the breeds that live in steppe areas, they are essential to the local people as transportation, work animal as well as a source of food & milk. They were essential in the creation of the Kabardian breed.
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Narym Horse

Narym

Origins

The Narym pony comes from the region near the Ob River in western Siberia and is very similar to the Priob breed, except generally more robust in stature. The two share similar physical characteristics as they are shaped by similar climate & conditions. Some consider them to be two different subgroups of the same northern forest horse breed.
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